Gwen is looking forward to the day that she can leave Seashell Island, her hometown and go make a life for herself. Gwen was looking forward to a calm summer of looking after her little brother and hanging out with her best friend and her cousin until she bumps into Cassidy Summers. Cassidy Summers is Gwen’s biggest mistake and she is shocked to learn that he is working as a yard boy at Seashell Island. Gwen's strategy is to ignore Cass but she keeps running into him. After sleeping with Cassidy, Gwen is humiliated to find a crowd cheering Cassidy on and congratulating him. Gwen admires Vivien (her best friend) and Nic’s (her cousin) relationship. They have been a steady couple since they were fourteen/fifteen and have never seemed to have any serious fights unlike Gwen’s love life that seem to be a string of meaningless one night stands. Who will show Gwen that there really is real love and that it doesn’t always have to be perfect.
I thought that this book was interesting. I really liked how the author kept us curious about who Cassidy really was and if Gwen had been mistaken about their relationship. This novel was tells a story between two teenagers that misunderstand pivotal events in their relationship and shows that events aren't always what they seem to be.
